~ Decoder Ring ~


	2006 2005 2004 27/09/03 The Arena, Harboard 26/09/03 The Crest, Sylvania 20/09/03 Kelt's Bar, Blaxland 06/09/03 The Zoo, Brisbane 05/09/03 Trocadero, Gold Coast 04/09/03 Uni Bar, Newcastle 30/08/03 Holy Grail, Canberra 29/08/03 The Metro, Sydney 28/08/03 Uni Bar, Wollongong 23/08/03 Uni Bar, Adelaide 22/08/03 Hi-Fi Bar, Melbourne 02/08/03 The Metro, Sydney 01/08/03 The Corner, Melbourne 31/07/03 Rob Roy, Melbourne 30/07/03 Tivoli, Brisbane 19/07/03 Splendour In The Grass, Byron Bay 12/07/03 The Spanish Club, Sydney 10/07/03 Beach Road Hotel, Sydney 31/05/03 The Annandale Hotel, Sydney 30/05/03 Northern Star, Newcastle 24/05/03 The Evelyn, Melbourne 23/05/03 The Espy, Melbourne 17/05/03 Great Northern, Byron Bay 16/05/03 The Healer, Brisbane 21/03/03 Gaelic Club, Sydney 20/03/03 The Corner, Melbourne 13/03/03 Beach Road Hotel, Sydney 22/02/03 Hopetoun Hotel, Sydney 21/02/03 Hopetoun Hotel, Sydney 01/02/03 The Empress, Melbourne 31/01/03 The Corner, Melbourne 30/01/03 Bridge Mall Inn, Ballarat 25/01/03 Big Day Out, Sydney 24/01/03 The Metro, Sydney 15/01/03 Festival Bar, Sydney 08/01/03 The Metro, Sydney 2002 2001	13/03/03 Beach Road Hotel Photo by Tim Levy Decoder Ring Peter Stevens New and exciting Australian music comes along so often these days that it becomes hard to keep up with, however out of the pack there is always a particular standout who really make your ears perk up, and one of those bands at the moment is Sydney 5 piece Decoder Ring. A pure instrumental band that mix post rock sounds with electronics to create music reminiscent of great bands such as Mogwai. Tonight at the Beach Road we were lucky enough to share company with this fabulous team of musicians who's debut album contains so much diversity, that I was pretty clueless to what I should be expecting on the live front.The band took to the stage and opened with a lush slow number, this fit in perfectly with the backdrop containing landscapes and underwater images being projected on the band from the sound desk. The set ebbed and flowed in all the right ways, the music being nothing you would normally hear. Time and tempo changes along with a fine sense of rhythm and experimentation is what makes Decoder Ring such an interesting band. Things got heavier further into the set with songs containing chunkier riffs and harder beats, this material was heavy in nature but when mixed in with the down tempo numbers it all sat nicely together to create variety and exposed the musical talent of this great up and coming new band. Definitely check out Decoder Ring if you are thirsty for something new and out of the ordinary. http://www.anemicmagazine.com/decoderringlive.htm